DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN ARTS ALLIANCE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $119K · expenses $116K · assets $58K

EIN
82-3345817
Address
300 CADMAN PLAZA OFFICE 12074, BROOKLYN, NY 11201-3229
Website
www.dbartsalliance.org
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance (DBAA) was founded to connect Downtown Brooklyn cultural organizations to enable collaboration, share information, facilitate joint advocacy, and to discuss and address issues affecting artist communities and cultural organizations in Downtown Brooklyn

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Beth Allen Executive Director2019-2024 $75,000$458,180 1
Charles Raspberry Director2019-2024 $0$3 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

33 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Nancy Umanoff Director2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Terry Greiss Chair2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Amy Andrieux Director2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Devin Mathis Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sam Linden Treasurer2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Rose Chricton-White Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Skye Kowaleski Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Stein Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ellen Leszynski (former) Director2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Chiwoniso Kaitano (former) Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 2
Traci Lester (former) Director2020-2022 1 $0 reported 2
Dorothy Ryan (former) Treasurer2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Carli Beseau (former) Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Stephanie S Bok (former) Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jamie Burns (former) Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Kendra Heisler (former) Director2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Megan Lemley (former) Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Michelan Le'Monier (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Chad Lindsey (former) Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Brian Adamczyk (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Charlotte Cohen (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Erum Jaffer (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Devin Matthis (former) Director2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jecca Barry (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Toya Lillard (former) Director2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Piruz Partow (former) Director2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Sharon Polli (former) Director2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Kristin Henley (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 2
Marcia Ely (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 1
Renee Taylor-Foles (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 1
Noreen Tomassi (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 2
Brian Hoeflschweiger (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 1
Keith Stubblefield (former) Treasurer2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $75K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Beth Allen Executive Director40 $75,000-$0 $75,0001
Nancy Umanoff Director1 $0-$0 $01
Terry Greiss Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Amy Andrieux Director1 $0-$0 $01
Devin Mathis Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Charles Raspberry Director1 $0-$0 $01
Rose Chricton-White Director1 $0-$0 $01
Skye Kowaleski Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sam Linden Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Stein Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $75K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Beth Allen Executive Director40 $75,000-$0 $75,0001
Nancy Umanoff Director1 $0-$0 $01
Terry Greiss Chair3 $0-$0 $01
Amy Andrieux Director1 $0-$0 $01
Devin Mathis Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Charles Raspberry Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sam Linden Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Leszynski Director1 $0-$0 $01
Rose Chricton-White Director1 $0-$0 $01
Skye Kowaleski Director1 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Stein Director1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 21 people listed · 1 paid, $87K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Beth Allen Executive Director40 $86,540-$0 $86,5401
Nancy Umanoff Chair3 $0-$0 $01
Terry Greiss Vice-Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Dorothy Ryan Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Leszynski Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Amy Andrieux Director1 $0-$0 $01
Carli Beseau Director1 $0-$0 $01
Stephanie S Bok Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jamie Burns Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kendra Heisler Director2 $0-$0 $01
Traci Lester Director1 $0-$0 $02
Chiwoniso Kaitano Director1 $0-$0 $02
Megan Lemley Director1 $0-$0 $01
Michelan Le'Monier Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chad Lindsey Director1 $0-$0 $01
Devin Mathis Director1 $0-$0 $01
Charles Raspberry Director1 $0-$0 $01
Brian Adamczyk Director1 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Cohen Director1 $0-$0 $01
Erum Jaffer Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sam Linden Director1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 21 people listed · 1 paid, $84K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Beth Allen Executive Director40 $83,640-$0 $83,6401
Nancy Umanoff Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Terry Greiss Vice-Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Dorothy Ryan Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Leszynski Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Amy Andrieux Director1 $0-$0 $01
Carli Beseau Director1 $0-$0 $01
Stephanie S Bok Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jamie Burns Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kendra Heisler Director1 $0-$0 $01
Traci Lester Director1 $0-$0 $02
Chiwoniso Kaitano Director1 $0-- $02
Megan Lemley Director1 $0-$0 $01
Michelan Le'Monier Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chad Lindsey Director1 $0-$0 $01
Devin Matthis Director1 $0-$0 $01
Charles Raspberry Director1 $0-$0 $01
Brian Adamczyk Director1 $0-$0 $01
Charlotte Cohen Director1 $0-$0 $01
Erum Jaffer Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jecca Barry Director1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 19 people listed · 2 paid, $75K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Beth Allen Executive Director40 $75,000-$0 $75,0001
Charles Raspberry Director0 $1-$2 $31
Nancy Umanoff Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Terry Greiss Vice-Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Dorothy Ryan Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Leszynski Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Amy Andrieux Director1 $0-$0 $01
Carli Beseau Director1 $0-$0 $01
Stephanie S Bok Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jamie Burns Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kendra Heisler Director1 $0-$0 $01
Traci Lester Director1 $0-$0 $02
Chiwoniso Kaitano Director1 $0-$0 $02
Megan Lemley Director1 $0-$0 $01
Toya Lillard Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chad Lindsey Director1 $0-$0 $01
Devin Matthis Director1 $0-$0 $01
Piruz Partow Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sharon Polli Director1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 24 people listed · 1 paid, $63K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Beth Allen Executive Director30 $63,000-$0 $63,0001
Nancy Umanoff Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Terry Greiss Vice-Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Dorothy Ryan Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Ellen Leszynski Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Amy Andrieux Director1 $0-$0 $01
Carli Beseau Director1 $0-$0 $01
Stephanie S Bok Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jamie Burns Director1 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Ely Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kendra Heisler Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kristin Henley Director1 $0-$0 $02
Chiwoniso Kaitano Director1 $0-$0 $02
Megan Lemley Director1 $0-$0 $01
Toya Lillard Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chad Lindsey Director1 $0-$0 $01
Devin Matthis Director1 $0-$0 $01
Piruz Partow Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sharon Polli Director1 $0-$0 $01
Charles Raspberry Director1 $0-$0 $01
Renee Taylor-Foles Director1 $0-$0 $01
Noreen Tomassi Director1 $0-$0 $02
Brian Hoeflschweiger Director1 $0-$0 $01
Keith Stubblefield Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,615$115,644 $57,939$57,939 $61,745$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,262$125,043 $70,715$70,715 $80,294$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,875$129,335 $58,006$58,006 $85,025$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,875$129,682 $56,366$56,366 $68,610$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,273$116,499 $56,269$39,307 $81,500$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,087$107,078 $47,613$32,980 $25,100$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $115,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ALTMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN ARTS ALLIANCE INC” 2022-2024 3$105,000 2024$40,000
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WALENTAS FOUNDATION LTD Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN ARTS ALLIANCE INC” 2022, 2024 2$10,000 2024$5,000
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $115,644 spent · pay $100,338 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $100,338 86.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,080 6.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,924 4.3%
Fees to independent contractors $3,197 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $105 0.1%
Total$115,644100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $125,043 spent · pay $105,691 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $105,691 84.5%
Fees to independent contractors $7,166 5.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,073 5.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,253 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $860 0.7%
Total$125,043100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $129,335 spent · pay $108,465 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $108,465 83.9%
Fees to independent contractors $13,574 10.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,687 3.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,286 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $323 0.2%
Total$129,335100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $129,682 spent · pay $103,389 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $103,389 79.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,790 13.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,952 6.1%
Fees to independent contractors $550 0.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1 0.0%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $116,499 spent · pay $91,465 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $91,465 78.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,534 14.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,200 6.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,300 1.1%
Total$116,499100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $107,078 spent · pay $77,090 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $77,090 72.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,273 13.3%
Fees to independent contractors $8,414 7.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,200 6.7%
Printing, publications, postage $101 0.1%
Total$107,078100%

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